Rode VideoMic directional Video Condenser w/microphone

No lo piense mucho. Este producto es excelente. Tenía mis dudas y aún así lo compré. Para nada me arrepiento.
Dele viaje!

Like all of the RODE products that I already own and use in my home recording studio, the VideoMic is a great value for the money.

The directional sound is a dramatic improvement over the native audio picked up by the camera's internal microphone(s). It's not overly colored, but is nicely up-front and present in the video.

It will, however, pick up that 747 a full minute before it's overhead, even with the sound sensitivity in the camera set to 'low'. So be prepared to have to deal with environmental sounds that might not have been an issue before.

I've been using my VideoMic on a mic stand, taking advantage of the Euro-style 1/4" threaded hole at the bottom/rear of the mic's shockmount. Nice. I can park the mic a set distance away from the subject and use a good 1/8" male-to-female extension cable to get back to my Sony HDR-SR11. Then the camera's free to roam however it needs to and the sound is unaffected.

One note: you need to buy the Sony hot-to-cold adapter shoe if you want to mount this on a Sony with their proprietary hot shoe. I ended up finding mine at B&H for about $19.

It's the right solution at the right price. And since it's a dynamic mic I'll also be plugging it into the sound card of my PC to do voiceover work for the videos that I'm compiling. NEAT. That keeps a consistant sound 'signature' for native audio on the video as well as the narration tracks.

The upshot is that the VideoMic wins the Mikie Likes It award in my book.

Bottom line: This microphone is worth every cent of its cost. It's exceptional sound moved me enough to write a review, something that I do rather infrequently.

This is a well-made, high quality audio microphone coming from the rich tradition of Rode studio microphones. I use this mic on my Canon HV20, and it brings the audio quality up to the rich vibrancy of the images that camcorder is capable of. It is a highly directional mic: while picking up sounds from the sides and back, it successfully pushes these peripheral sounds aside and brings what is being shot to the forefront. I shoot many documentary style videos, consistently trying to conduct interviews and pick up conversations in the midst of screaming children and blaring TV sets. This mic gives remarkable sound for the price and for any type of shooting in which it is not practical to have a more involved audio setup.

Anyone looking to improve the sound of their onboard camcorder mic should be greatly pleased with this purchase, as well as anyone in the market for a decently priced directional mic.

I bought this mic and a Canon Vixia HF100 for my vacation to Maui and it was a fantastic pairing. The mic was very light, durable and so easy to use, even Mom could use it: the mic only has an ON/OFF switch. Apparently you can switch to 0db, -10db or -20db from inside the battery compartment. I haven't tried this function yet.

The mic is powered by a 9v battery which is different than my other two mics (AT55 and Sennheiser ME66). I think it has pretty good battery life; I used it for 6 days off and on and didn't have to replace the battery.

The one gripe is that I did break one of the proprietary rubber bands that holds the mic to the base (it's for shock absorption and isolates the mic from camera). I had it in my bag for the 15 hrs that it took me to fly to HI and the pressure must have been too great. I am buying a camera-specific backpack for future ventures.

The Rode has a normal shoe mount which works with my Canon Optura 30s. It didn't work out of the box for my Vixia HF100. The Vixia has an advanced accessory shoe which is a proprietary Canon shoe that requires an adaptor Adorama Canon Mini Advanced Accessory Shoe to Universal Shoe Adapter (FLAT TYPE) - Black

The adapter wiggles but I wanted to use the Rode instead of the canon DM50 because if you want a mic, go to a mic company.

This is by far the best Microphone in it price range. I bought this unit after allot of looking around at other mics. This mic has the best sound range and features of a unit ten times its price. RODE provides all the specifications of the mic online and in the box. The input cable is quite durable compared to other mics, it runs on a simple nine volt and has an easy to understand switch with lights. So many times have I left my old mic on in its case since there was no light to tell you it was left on? It also has built in noise and shakes dampeners that other mics lack. This is the kind of mic that can be taken anywhere and used on almost any camcorder.

The mic looks quite impressive on top of my Cannon GL1 it makes people stop and look. I have been asked which TV network I work for and where did I buy my equipment from. People think you spent a ton of cash on a high end mic when you did not. Even at the MSRP this mic is a darn good deal.

I use this mic every time I take footage with my Cannon GL1. I never have any hiss or disruption with it. It is a sold mic it survived a 10 foot drop camera and all on to a concrete floor. The only thing that broke on it was the rubber attachments. All I did was stretch them back on and the mic worked! If it had any other mic it would have popped the mic element.

RODE has built this unit to last it is well worth the buy. RODE backs up their products with good customer and tech support. A+++ BUY!